Sociology – 4/24/17

I.  Bellwork: Q&A

Read Identical Strangers Pages 88-89

1. Do you believe that twins share inherent personality characteristics? State and support your claim.
2. Do you believe that inherent personality characteristics are also shared by siblings who are not twins? State and support your claim.

Objectives:

• Discuss and examine the main factors that affect personality development
• Construct a thinking map and analyze the factors known to affect personality development/
• Discuss and debate the nature vs. nurture argument.

III.  Discussion:

• Things you were born knowing?
• Things you learned how to do from others?

IV.  Notebook:

• Map: Factors Affecting Personality Pgs. 91-92

V.  Project:

1. My Personality Collage (Due Tuesday, May 2). (27 Summative points)

• Use Elements from the 4 factors of personal development
• Create a collage of at least 12 symbols, pictures, people, and words which can be used to define your personality (12 points)
• Eye pleasing/easy to see and read (6 points)
• Paper listing the items all the items included in the collage which also categorizes them in one of the 4 factors of personal development. (6 points)
• All categories have at least 3 items in them (3 points)

VI.  Classwork: (Turn in Today)

• Page 91 Vocab (5) & Page 94 1-4 Q&A

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